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presently

adverb (SOON)
 
 
/ˈprez.ənt.li/ old-fashioned

Definition

soon; not at the present time but in the future, after a short time: The room was hot and presently her eyes grew heavy and she began to feel sleepy.In the future and soon
(Definition of presently adverb (SOON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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